The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-02-11
BUNCOMBE STOCK LAW.
The Substitute lin the Senate
For the Pearson Repeal
Bill.

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on second reading the substitute for thu
Pearson Repeal bill of the Buncomb'
county stock law, as it now exists. Thil
bill, as now amended, will doubtless pas
the Senate on its final reading, and viii
will go back to the House for its concur
renee. We suppose the action of the
House in concurring will depend upon
the wishes of Mr.. Pearson in the prem
lscs. Should the House refuse to concur
the law will stand just as it did before
the legislature convened, with hardly
the possibility of anY new bill being
agreed upon by the two bodies during
the present session.
The following is the full text of the
substitute:
The General assembly of North CAROLINA,
do Enact:
SECTION l. If a majority of the quali-
fed voters, in any one of the townships
hereinafter mentioned, viz: Fair View
Township, Sandy Mush Township, that
portion of Ivy TOWNSHIPS east ttad north
east Of q line, beginning in the gap of the
mountain, dividing the waters of Reems
Creek anu Ivy Creek, where the public
road, from t.rc head of Rec..s Creek to
Barnardsviiit, L Is. IS siii ii IN t,fltssi and
running with LrIrt Ftrlti tf,:it L.iwarGly, u
the line of J. J. "Itnatrs iIomv pace
thence, with his lire learin. his planta-
ton, to the cas- i III line, 10 J0v
Creek, CT, : III; tuH rrt,'h is1low the
forks; therCv d nnrtI.raIttit' 'i.s,'.r-.'
leaving the saii.y oi ~ Mnut.a....-ru T. /.
Branch on t.: m-st, to ii;e VI Hd....Gn
county line Una: portion III t;,3ei:I :: ;4k
IoWEAllP. s'aa, 20 iI:I1 t,.s-;; ;;iIinlHE IAle
gaps Vi tiI@ ji.U InGstl AL sTe nl..ni:( lt,d,
and rGHniItG iiviTt:,., with Lne C.rro; .: he
mountain, tue ~" nsfIID iint, III L.,t. ;6p
OF the Chestnut huut.; thence III u S.,rt H.
wardly direction To the top vi tI,e fts..r.,.
hill Knob; thence down the ieAuII..
ridge, to the old R,-cnls Grtek rilnrt..
thence sUutiIw> wardiy, With ot..i,-
Mondays and j serh Rays iiu. l.. ti.e
Grassy Knob, Oil ting Williamson Ridge
to the line of Asheville township; that
portion of Swannanoa Township begin
ming on Asheville Township line, and
John Creasman's southwest corner and
running eastwardly, to Swannanoa river,
leaving Erwin Shope and Sandy Crighten
on the south; thence with the river to
mouth of Creek; thence northeasterly
course, 10 the northeast corner of J. S
Bartlett's land on top of mountain
dividing Bull Creek from Bee Tree:
thence along top Of said mountain to
Reems Greek Township line; shall, on OF
before the first Monday in July, 1887,
make written application to the Board OF
Commissioners of Buncombe county, 1t
shall be the duty of the said Board, to
order an election, to be held within said
townships, or parts thereof, on the Tues
day after the first Monday in November
1881, at which election shall be submitted,
to the SAID voters, the question of "Stock
Law" or 'No Stock Law" and the bal
lots to be cast at such election have
plainly written or printed thereon Stock
Law" or 'ENo Stock Law."-
SECTION 2. Said election shall be held
under the same rules and regulations
governing the election of members of the
General Assembly, except as herein 9th
erwise provided AMI it shall be the duty
of the county commissioners when peti-
toned by majority of the'voters IN those
parts of townships above referred to, after
a due registration of the qualified voters
thereof, to provide proper places and all
other proper means for duly holding the
said elections; and in the appointment OF
judges of election, the said Board shall
not select them with reference to politi-
cal parties, but with regard to their
views on the stock law question. The
returns of such election, on or before the
second day thereafter CFhursday) shall
be delivered to the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Buncombe county and on that
day the Board Of County Commissioners
shall assemble, and in connection with
the Clerk and Sheriff of said county shall
proceed to open and canvass the returns
and declare the result OF said election,
and cause the same to be recorded in the
books of election.
SECTION 8. If the majority of votes cast
in any such election shall be "Stock
Law" then, from and after the first day
of April following, the proyig;css OF
Chapter 2l9, laws of lsa5, arc repealed
as to townships or paris of townships so
voting; and it shall be the duty of tie
county commissioners as soon thereafter
as practicable, to cause the county fences
to be reconstructed according to the
boundaries fixed by the said election or
elections, and for that purpose they are
authorized to levy and collect a special
assessment, as provided in Section I,
Chapter 2l9, laws of 1885; and any fences
now constructed outside of the lines de-
termined by said election, shall lie sold
as the said Board of Commissioners shall
desm hest, and the proceeds thereof ap-
piled to the erection of the fences SO
changed in each township respectively.
SECTION 8. This act shall be IN force
from and after its ratification.
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